Amy Sherman-Palladino is what you might call the quirky, quick-witted type that has plenty to say and not enough time to say it occasionally. She makes that time however and through her shows, such as Bunhead and Gilmore Girls, finds ways to inject her snappy, rapid fire dialogue into her shows in a way that almost feels like she’s the one performing the roles. She’s established her fairly well throughout her career and her work has been shown to be on point and highly appreciated by fans. But she’s grown a bit disillusioned with the sitcom over the years it would seem since she no longer enjoys them as much as before. In her own words sticking people in a room with 20 other people giving them notes and ideas just doesn’t work, there’s got to be someone in charge.
That sounds like a very wise idea.
5. Her shows are usually female-based.
This is usually a pleasant step away from the male-dominated shows that tend to only portray women’s issues and problems when it’s convenient and otherwise necessary. By being female-based these shows actually speak to women on a much more personal level and can be used as a means to reach more and more viewers concerning what women want and are thinking about.
4. She was originally a dancer.
She gave up dancing to go write for TV shows, which her mother thought was a huge mistake and tried to warn her against. Palladino however didn’t balk when she went towards her writing career, showing the kind of determination that one needs to be a writer and to make it in the business if they so desire. Trust anyone that writes when they say that this kind of job isn’t easy.
3. She wrote for the Roseanne show.
The crew that wrote for Roseanne on a constant rotation so at any given time she might have been writing for the show or she might have been seeking out other work. It might sound like a raw deal that benefited those who could write and only used those that had trouble on an as-needed basis, but at that time a lot of people were trying to become writers and the rollover rate didn’t seem too favorable.
2. She believes that writers should direct.
If nothing else it’s a way to keep your ideas and creations from being ripped apart, misrepresented, and otherwise taken the wrong way by people that don’t know your process or motivation. Going from writing to directing is a big jump but it’s one of the only real ways to take your own vision and do something unique with it. That way you can at least say that whatever happens was on you and no one else.
1. She doesn’t care for music on television.
To clarify, she doesn’t care for music in sitcoms. After all not all of TV is meant to be a musical experience, and in sitcoms there’s really no room for such a thing. If anything it’s kind of patronizing and makes the viewer feel just a bit out of sorts.
Amy’s got a new show out, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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